We're about to enter the final month of the girls prep hockey regular season.
The last week featured several key matchups, be it Dexter Southfield hosting Williston and then Thayer, or BB&N and Groton taking on Rivers. You also had Nobles facing Phillips Exeter or Deerfield battling New Hampton.
With high-level matchups come high-level performances, which there is an abundance of in this week's round of top performers.
A friendly reminder: attending every NEPSAC girls prep hockey game in New England is impossible, so we rely on reports from coaches, parents and social media accounts to help us select the performers in a given week. If you have a nominee, please email me at patrick.donnelly@hockeyjournal.com.
Let's dive into the top girls prep performers from Jan. 22-28.
Hannah Weyerhaeuser
BB&N, 9/3/2006, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Cambridge, Mass.
Weyerhaeuser had four points in two wins for BB&N last week. The senior had two assists in a big, 3-1 win over former No. 10 Rivers. She followed it up with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over St. Mark's.
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Brooke Fallon
Cushing, 2009, F, left shot
Hometown: Bedford, NH
Fallon's career season continued last week with goals in each of Cushing's three wins. She had a goal in a 6-3 win over St. Paul's and a 6-2 win over Middlesex before adding a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Berkshire. At 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 20 games, she's shattered her totals from her freshman season, which ended with 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 29 games.
Julia Lambert
Cushing, 07/2008, F, right shot, 5-4
Hometown: Wilmington, Mass.
NCAA: Stonehill
Lambert, who is also among several Cushing skaters setting new career bests this season, had a flurry of goals last week. She scored in the Penguins' win over SPS before leading the way with a hat trick against Middlesex.
Olivia Austen
Deerfield, 10/2008, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Darien, Conn.
Austen was key in Deerfield's three-win week, which vaulted them back into the top 10. She found the back of the net in two of the three games, scoring in a 2-1 win over Choate before adding a goal and an assist in a 5-0 win over Taft.
Annabelle Aitken
Dexter Southfield, 11/24/2008, G, catches right, 5-5
Hometown: Winchester, Mass.
Aitken's final save total of 26 in a scoreless draw versus Williston last week might not jump off the page, but she was sensational in the game. She made high-quality saves and came through in big spots in the third period and overtime. Of her 26 saves, 11 were in the third period.
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Brooke Carlson
Governor’s, 07/2009, F, left shot, 5-8
Hometown: North Andover, Mass.
Carlson's big freshman season continued last week as she took the team lead for points. The freshman found the scoresheet for the first time in three games and did so in resounding fashion with a four-point outing in an impressive 6-0 win over St. George's. Carlson finished with two goals and two assists.
Tina Scalese
Groton, 1/17/2008, F, right shot, 5-3
Hometown: West Boylston, Mass.
NCAA: Princeton
Scalese has seven points in three games for Groton since returning from the U18 Women's Worlds. She had five points across a pair of wins last week. The junior had a hat trick in the Zebras' 7-1 win over Proctor before adding a goal and an assist in a 2-0 shutout of then-No. 10 Rivers.
Nora Wilson
Groton, Class of 2027, G, catches left
Hometown: Weybridge, Vt.
Wilson was a force in net for the Zebras in the win over Rivers. The sophomore put up a 30-save shutout for her first clean sheet of the season. She's now up to a .929 save percentage on the year.
Ashley Bergeron
Holderness, 9/22/2006, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Bedford, NH
NCAA: Johnson & Wales
Bergeron had a four-goal week for Holderness last week. She scored their lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Exeter on Jan. 22, and she followed it up with a hat trick to lead the way in a 5-1 win over Hoosac.
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Meghan Grace
Hoosac, 2008, F, left shot, 5-5
Hometown: Manasquan, NJ
Grace, who leads Hoosac in scoring, had a huge showing in a 6-0 win over Greenwich Country Day. The junior had a four-point game with two goals and two assists.
Ali Sprissler
Kimball Union, Class of 2026, D, right shot
Hometown: Beverly, Mass.
Sprissler reached new career highs in goals and points with three points in three games for KUA last week. She factored in on both goals in a 2-0 win over Vermont Academy, posting a goal and an assist. She found the back of the net again in a 4-2 win over Brewster.
Geena Cookinham
Lawrence Academy, 2005, F, right shot, 5-5
Hometown: Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
NCAA: Norwich
Cookinham had four points in two games for the Spartans last week. She scored a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Phillips Andover before scoring a goal and an assist again in a 3-1 win over Berkshire.
Madi Beyor
Lawrence Academy, 11/19/07, G, catches left, 5-7
Hometown: Candia, NH
Beyor was busy last week for Lawrence, making 40 or more saves in both of her starts. She turned aside 40 shots in the loss to Andover, and she followed it up with 44 saves on 45 shots in the win over Berkshire.
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Niamh Tobin
Middlesex, 2008, G, catches left, 5-10
Hometown: Dorchester, Mass.
Tobin had a .922 save percentage across a busy three starts for Middlesex last week. She stopped 48 of 51 shots in a 3-3 tie with St. Mark's, helping to force overtime, before making 32 saves in a 4-1 win over Worcester Academy. She was busy in a 6-2 loss to Cushing, making 38 saves.
Kennedy Walker
New Hampton, 5/25/06, F, right shot, 5-9
Hometown: Middleton, Mass.
NCAA: Yale
Walker continued to lead the way for New Hampton with four points across two games last week. She scored the Huskies' lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Deerfield before putting up a three-point game in a 9-2 win over Worcester Academy, finishing with two goals and an assist. Walker has goals in three straight (four) and points in seven straight (nine goals, five assists).
Rachel Zhao
Nobles, Class of 2026, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Westwood, Mass.
Zhao helped pace the Bulldogs' offense last week with four points in two games. She had a three-point game in the 4-0 win over Austin Prep with two goals and an assist before adding another assist in the 4-1 win over Exeter.
Cami Casserly
North Yarmouth Academy, Class of 2026, F, right shot
Hometown: Windham, Maine
Casserly had points in three straight games in the past week. At the Travis Roy Maine Prep Cup, she had an assist in a 2-0 win over Kents Hill before finding the back of the net the following day in a 3-1 win against Hebron. On Tuesday, she scored again, putting up the lone goal in a 1-0 win over AP.
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Maria Gray
Phillips Exeter, 8/7/07, F, left shot, 5-7
Hometown: Monona, Wisc.
NCAA: Vermont
Gray has been on a tear over the last month. It continued this week with three points in two games. She factored in on both goals in Exeter's 2-1 win against Holderness, finishing with a goal and an assist. She also scored Exeter's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Nobles. Gray has five goals in her last four games as part of a four-game scoring streak, and she has goals in six of her last seven with seven goals in seven games since Dec. 18. She has 13 points throughout her seven-game point streak.
Jayden Elias
Portsmouth Abbey, 12/15/07, G, catches left, 5-3
Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Elias wasn't overly busy in her share of an 11-1 win over Newton Country Day, turning aside all eight shots she faced as she split the net with Emmry Anderson. But Elias followed it up with a big outing in a scoreless tie with Westminster, making 46 saves in the shutout.
Lydia Kealty
Thayer, Class of 2028, F, left shot
Hometown: Norfolk, Mass.
Kealty has been a major factor for Thayer of late as she has goals in four straight. She scored the game's deciding goal in a 1-0 win at Tabor before finding the back of the net again in a 4-3 loss to Dexter. Kealty has 11 goals and 13 points this season, well ahead of her marks as an eighth-grader last winter (two goals, seven points).
Katherine Flippo
Tilton, Class of 2025, F, left shot, 5-6
Hometown: Medfield, Mass.
Flippo is back among the top performers for the second week in a row. The senior helped Tilton pick up its third and fourth straight wins last week with four points in two games. She had an assist in a 3-0 shutout of Berwick before coming out with three points (two goals) in a 4-1 win over Proctor. Tilton has wins in six of seven games so far this month, thanks in part to Flippo, who has nine points (five goals) since the calendar flipped.
